US Bill to “Ban” of Tiktok in the country
Lawmakers say TikTok’s owner ByteDance has links with the Chinese Communist Party something denied by ByteDance and TikTok. A US congressional panel has approved a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the app within six months or face a ban. The measure, introduced by another House of Representatives committee and backed
Ursula von der Leyen Endorsed for the Second term as EU president
The former German defense minister was first elected to the influential EU position in December 2019 and has since steered the bloc through Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, the first woman ever to hold the job, she has also overseen ambitious European climate and environmental policies and world-leading data protection legislation. The center-right European People’s Party
Gaza ceasefire talks
Hamas delegation left Cairo on Thursday amid ongoing negotiations on a ceasefire accord in Gaza that mediators hope to achieve before the start of Ramadan early next week. Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said Israel had been “thwarting” efforts to conclude a ceasefire deal.Israel has vowed to press on with its campaign, which it
Former Google Charged for “stealing” AI data
The US and China have been engaged in a bitter trade battle in recent years, with both sides attempting to gain a competitive edge over the other. The dispute has seen both countries impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of one another’s goods. A former Google software engineer has been charged by
The health crisis in Gaza
Hospitals, which have special protection under the laws of war, have become a battleground in many recent urban conflicts. About 60% of Syria’s health system was destroyed in the four years after civil war erupted in 2011.Since Israel’s ground offensive began in October last year, medical facilities have been a key battlefield. Tens of thousands
The Bitcoin is Rising
Bitcoin has been in existence for 14 years. The elegant mechanism by which it validates itself and supply grows has never been hacked, meaning that the token is not going anywhere. Yet it is now obvious that it is of pretty limited use for payments, as it is restricted by both the high costs and
Removal of Philippines Military Outpost in a Disputed Shoal
Philippine officials summoned a Chinese Embassy diplomat in Manila to convey a strong protest over the confrontation Tuesday off Second Thomas Shoal. A small Filipino navy contingent has stood guard on a long-marooned warship that has served as an outpost in the shoal since the 1990s. A Chinese coast guard boat moves near the Philippine
The sinking of Sergei Koto Russia ship
The Sergei Kotov is one of four patrol ships completed for the Russian Navy’s Project 22160. It had previously been attacked by Ukraine in September last year. Ukraine said the cost of the sunken Sergei Kotov ship was $65m (£51.2m), adding that it was hit near the Kerch Strait, which separates Crimea from Russia. Ukrainian
Meta Outages
Meta’s platforms are some of the most popular in the world. Facebook has three billion active monthly users, while Instagram is expected to hit 1.4 billion worldwide later this year. However, Hundreds of thousands of users worldwide were unable to access Facebook and Instagram for around two hours on Tuesday. People trying to log onto
OpenAI response to Elon Musk
Mr Musk is suing the company he helped found, alleging it has abandoned its original mission of helping humanity. He says it is focusing on generating profits for partner and major investor Microsoft instead. OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, have responded to a lawsuit by Elon Musk by making counter-accusations against him. OpenAI says Mr